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The 1888 elections

Grover Cleveland (D) faced Benjamin Harrison (R); Harrison won the presidency — cleveland won the popular vote. National popular vote: D+6.2.

1888 presidential election
HarrisonD+6.2
1888 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1888 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+34.3 · 10 electoral votesAlaska · —Arizona · —Colorado · R+14.4 · 3 electoral votesFlorida · — · 4 electoral votesGeorgia · — · 12 electoral votesIndiana · — · 15 electoral votesKansas · — · 9 electoral votesMaine · — · 6 electoral votesMassachusetts · — · 14 electoral votesMinnesota · — · 7 electoral votesNew Jersey · — · 9 electoral votesNorth Carolina · — · 11 electoral votesNorth Dakota · —Oklahoma · —Pennsylvania · — · 30 electoral votesSouth Dakota · —Texas · — · 13 electoral votesWyoming · —Connecticut · D+0.2 · 6 electoral votesMissouri · — · 16 electoral votesWest Virginia · — · 6 electoral votesIllinois · — · 22 electoral votesNew Mexico · —Arkansas · — · 7 electoral votesCalifornia · R+2.8 · 8 electoral votesDelaware · D+11.6 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · — · 13 electoral votesKentucky · — · 13 electoral votesMaryland · — · 8 electoral votesMichigan · — · 13 electoral votesMississippi · — · 9 electoral votesMontana · —New Hampshire · — · 4 electoral votesNew York · — · 36 electoral votesOhio · — · 23 electoral votesOregon · — · 3 electoral votesTennessee · — · 12 electoral votesUtah · —Virginia · — · 12 electoral votesWashington · —Wisconsin · — · 11 electoral votesNebraska · — · 5 electoral votesSouth Carolina · — · 9 electoral votesIdaho · —Nevada · — · 3 electoral votesVermont · — · 4 electoral votesLouisiana · — · 8 electoral votesRhode Island · — · 4 electoral votes
1888presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1888 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
CTD+0.26 EVDED+11.63 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R)
Cleveland (D)
363,942
51.8%
Harrison (R)
320,333
45.6%
All others
17,966
2.6%
Margin
D+6.2

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Governor coverage is 2018–2024 (the precinct-data era); odd-year states (NJ/VA) and earlier cycles are pending sourcing. See the methodology for series notes.